Sarah WADSWORTH

Sarah married Capt Samuel COWLES on 28 Nov 1716. Samuel (son of Deacon Samuel COWLES and Rachel PORTER) was born on 6 May 1692 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 9 Jul 1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He was representative for nine sessions, between 1703 and 1717 inclusive, and served as Townsman of Farmington as the following vote shows:

"This Assembly being informed that great differences are arisen in the town of Farmington about the choice of town officers, to put an issue to such difference and that the affairs of the town may not suffer, this Assembly doth order that Mr. John Hooker, Sam Gridley, John Wadsworth, Sam Cowells and Dan Andross shall be townsmen for this present year." May Session, 1702.

At the May session of 1717, he was appointed on a committee "to audit the Colony's accounts with the Treasurer." At the same session he was chosen on a committee to investigate and report to the "Assembly in October next" the matter of the bounds between Waterbury and Wallingford. In October, 1717, the last session he attended as Representative he was chosen "to receive the bills of credit from the Treasurer, in place of Capt. Aaron Cooke dismissed." He is called Deacon in a number of the Probate Documents, even by John Hooker in an affidavit, tho' his name is not included in the printed list of Deacons.

John married Elizabeth STANLEY on 20 Aug 1696 in Farmington, Connecticut. Elizabeth (daughter of Capt John STANLEY and Sarah FLETCHER) was born on 28 Nov 1672 in Farmington, Connecticut; died on 25 Oct 1713. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Will dated Sept 9, 1689; inventory of estate taken Nov 6, 1689; died between these dates.

He was representative to the General Assembly from May, 1672, to October, 1678, inclusive, excepting the May session of 1677 and was Assistant from May, 179 to May, 1689, inclusive. In October, 1678, was chosen with Wm. Pitkin as Commissioner of the United Colonies, He was distinguished in the militia and was with the Governor; was one of the standing council for military affairs during King Philip's War. He was one of the most prosperous and influential citizens of Farmington. In 1669, of the eighty-four taxable estates, his was third with a valuation of 183 pounds. He was present at the session when the Charter was abstracted. In May, 1678, he was appointed Commissioner for Farmington by the General Court. In 1683, he acted with John, son of Mathew Allyn, in presenting the claims of Connecticut to the jurisdiction of the Narragansett Lands, to "His Majesty's commissioners in Narragansett." Col. rec. of Conn, 3, pp. 324-5.

Samuel, William, Nathaniel, John and James, were Representatives and James was also Assistant to the Governor, or member of the upper house and Speaker. the Conn. Gen. says that Nathaniel and James were twins, born in 1677. this is a mistake--see inventory of the estate of John Wadsworth; taken Nov. 6, 1689, where the names and ages of his children at the time are given: Nathaniel, 15 and James 12. The ages of the others as there given were: Samuel 29; Sarah, 31; John 27; William, 18; Thomas 9, and Hezekiah, 6.

John married Sarah STANLEY about 1656. Sarah (daughter of Thomas STANLEY and Benedicta TRITTON) died in 1718. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Son of John Stanley

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He came to New England in 1634, with his father who died on the passage. he was made Freeman in 1665; was Lieutenant and Captain in King Philip's War and was in active service "up the river' for many years. After his father's death, he was placed in the care of his Uncle, Thomas Stanley at Cambridge until he became of age and he removed with his guardian to Hartford in 1636. When he was only 13 years old, he went as a soldier against the Pequot Indians. He settled at Farmington at the tie of his first marriage and became one of the most important men of the tow, He and his wife were admitted to the Farmington Church, July 12, 1653. He was Deputy to the General Court almost continuously for 37 years, from 1659 to 1696; was Constable in 1654. He had a grant of 120 acres in May, 1674 and another of 80 acres thirteen years later, (May 1687), he to take take it up with Mr. John Wadsworth. (See Col. Rec. of Conn., 2, p. 230, and 3, p. 234) He m. (1), Dec 5, 1645, (this date is generally given as the 15th. The original entry appears to read "fifteth of Desember." As the marriage of his sister Ruth, is next entered as occuring on the "fifth of desem," and the same year, it is probable it should read fifth), Sarah, Daughter of Thomas Scott....

About 1656, he with John Andrews penetrated the wilderness to the wet of Farmington and discovered a black lead mine in a hill. this discovery excited a great deal of interest at the time but trouble with the Indians prevented the development of the find. the exact location of the ore was forgotten and remains a secret to this day.

John married Sarah FLETCHER on 20 Apr 1663. Sarah (daughter of Deacon John FLETCHER and Mary WARD) was christened on 31 Oct 1641 in Milford Church; died on 15 May 1713. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: Dau. of Deacon John Fletcher

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Many mistakes have been made as to Mrs. Stanley's maiden name, but there can be no doubt as to who she was. the Farmington Record says: "the wife of John Stanley, Sarah Stanley, the daughter of John Fletcher, joined the Church fellowship with us April 20, 1669."